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Wind turbines do tend to kill birds. But so do fossil fuel burning power plants, and probably in greater numbers. It's just hard to tell since there isn't a real control group available.

Some birds are smart. I've met birds that are probably smarter than a few of the people on this forum. Some birds are pretty damn stupid. Thinking they're all the same is a bit like thinking all mammals are the same. Also their vision systems are rather different from ours, and again vary wildly across species.

Today I tried a bicycle with internal gear hub. Did not like it at all, it was noticeable harder to peddle.

A new bike that I liked would cost me about 4000 DKK. (External gear, but V breaks)
Fixing my old would cost around 2000 DKK, but I really like it. And it has hydraulic breaks, which feel better. More snappy. And you don't have to change any wires.

Meeeeh, it will takes weeks before I can agree with myself on what to do

Today I tried a bicycle with internal gear hub. Did not like it at all, it was noticeable harder to peddle.

A new bike that I liked would cost me about 4000 DKK. (External gear, but V breaks)
Fixing my old would cost around 2000 DKK, but I really like it. And it has hydraulic breaks, which feel better. More snappy. And you don't have to change any wires.

Meeeeh, it will takes weeks before I can agree with myself on what to do

is there a reason you need 2k to fix a bike ? what did you do to it ? run the gearing trough a grinder or something ?

Let me guess, it's going to talk about people wanting to short tesla, give a history of Musks' involvement of electric cars/'groundbreaking' tech using long paragraphs in the middle of the article then finish with a few short paragraphs saying something poignant about how even if he fails to get to the destination [of profitability] what's important is the friendships you make along the way?

edit: I'd forgotten how angry The Economist makes me.

Last edited by Keckers; February 9 2018 at 01:56:12 PM.

Originally Posted by Paul Mason

It is absurd that we are capable of witnessing a 40,000 year old system of gender oppression begin to dissolve before our eyes yet still see the abolition of a 200 year old economic system as an unrealistic utopia.